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Former Minister of Health Dies in Elevator Accident
Former Minister of Health for Sri Lanka Dr. P.M.B. Cyril has died from injuries sustained in an elevator accident at his residence, Newswire reports. According to the source, he sustained...
Taipei’s Golden Friends Corp. “Upbeat” About 2023 Business
Taipei-based elevator maker Golden Friends Corp. (GFC) plans to increase product prices by 2 to 3% next month to reflect mounting raw material and maintenance costs unfazed by softening property...
Registration Now Open for 2023 Wisconsin Symposium
Registration is now open for the NAESA International 2023 Wisconsin Symposium on September 21 and 22 at the Grand Geneva Hotel in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. This is the 12th year...
NAEC Convention Early Bird Deadline This Week
The early bird deadline for the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) 2023 Convention & Exposition is June 30. This year’s event will be held at the Reno Sparks Convention...
Man Found Dead in Mandai, India, Elevator Incident
A 46-year-old worker was found dead on June 25 in the duct of a lift in a building in the Tulshibaug area near Mandai in India, The Times of India...
Spain’s Ascensores Polo Integrated Into Duplex Group
Duplex Group, with a presence in 18 Spanish provinces and a lift maintenance portfolio of more than 24,000 units, is integrating Ascensores Polo, based in La Rioja in northern Spain,...
Excel Elevators and Otis Announce Partnership in Zimbabwe
Excel Elevators, a leading vertical-transportation provider in Zimbabwe, has partnered with Otis to become the authorized distributor of Otis products and services in Zimbabwe, New Zimbabwe reports. This is a...
Schindler Moving Walkways Now Open in TPA
New moving walkways on Level 4 of Tampa International Airport’s (TPA) long-term parking garage are now complete. Schindler manufactured and installed the moving walkways, and Manhattan Construction was the general...
Alabama University Club Renovation To Include Elevators
The University Club on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is undergoing renovations and is set to reopen in 2024, The Tuscaloosa News reports. The US$17.4...
Looking Back on a Successful Elevcon 2023 in Prague
Elevcon, the 23rd International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, took place in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 20-22, and CEDES Group CEO Christian-Erik Thoeny was among those who deemed the...
